Gov. John Bel Edwards called it disrespectful to Alton Sterling's family to learn the outcome of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation from the media.

The governor said Wednesday the leaked information that the Justice Department wouldn't pursue civil rights charges against the Baton Rouge police officers who fatally shot Sterling also jeopardized carefully-devised public safety plans prepared for the announcement.

National media outlets, including The Associated Press, reported the decision through anonymous sources a day ahead of Wednesday's official announcement. The Washington Post attributed its report to four people it said were familiar with the case.

Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome called the leaks appalling. She said no one locally "was satisfied with the way this decision rolled out."

The two leaders stopped short of blaming the Justice Department, though Edwards said he hoped the agency investigates the leaks.

The two officers are Blane Salamoni, a four-year veteran of the Baton Rouge Police Department, and Howie Lake II, a three-year veteran of the force.

U.S. Attorney Corey Amundson said that the investigation into Sterling's death couldn't prove that the officers acted unreasonably and willfully.